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The evening world., 1887-10-14

a new invasion Of that domestic animal. Per-
s%ecution in the past has taught the gentle
quadruped to keep her eye hard to port as
she scurries over the roof that she may mark
, the descending boot-jack or hurting cuspa-
". Her velvet-footed passage over q moon
H u itch began like a funeral process
s; ! r'h nf..n snas IKE q return from the grave.
The cats know their . Bn tp n9ss are ba as n ,at
milinr as twice.told tales. nu, u pp dag,n mas mo, bot
yet fully tumbled to the no"
awaits her. bod
The French preserves are well stocs ~
Wild young cats that used to sally forth INTO
the alley and terrorize their female scquaint-
ances now curl up under q coat and wonder
why their grnndsons stay out so late.
There are dozens in the cellar, bound by
the closest ties of consanguinity. Then cats
that belong to another parish drop in of an
evening. for q social purr.
They Turk in the boxes and make their lairs
in old barrels. Then the stewards OF the
floor above don their snowy aprons
and go 10 the battue. At first the wait
ers chased him with clubs and %lassoes. The
method of their capture, however, is an in
is stood so that one end makes an acute angle
of 40 degrees with the ground. The other is
supported by q light stick. A string is
fastened to the stick with the waiter at the
other end of it. Under the box is placed o
piece of beef, pique a la mode. Its savory
smell reaches the nostrils of the c~ircumjacent
cats.
This is the beginning of q tragedy in a cats
life, II 1t only had the courage TO say, rats :"
and remain sequestered. But it hasn't. It
starts forth, giving its hind-legs q regretful
stretch. Cautiously, but with an air of con-
centration, il works along to the meat. The
ov~erhanging bar awakens a slight suspicion.
But the cat finally concludes that it Is a porto
c0chere and goes under.
The sickly glimmer Of a candle illumines
the cellar, and an eye has followed the feline
progress. The eye belongs to the waiter.
He has another eye, but that Is on the string.
The cat has reached the meat, shifts it
fastidiously and settles down for a square
meal. Bang goes the box. The string has
been pulled and the game is shared. The
genius of the waiter has cut n small square
piece from the box. The wildly futtered cat
~scurries about and pokes her head through
this hole. Then the huntsman takes her by
the nape of the neck and pulls her forth.
/! This is the moment of deadliest peril. Not
as thrilling as when the cats tail disappears
beneath the box, it is more dangerous. Your
adult cat resents being treated like q kitten.
The entrapped feline is passed over to one of
the boys, who knocks it in the head or turns
it loose in the square.
II is not as exciting as q tiger hunt, but cat
stalking may perhaps be elevated to the dig
nifty of q sport, if Henry Bergh does not in
| farfara
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JUST HER STYLE.
A Society Leader from Hoboken Looking for
u Theatrical Engagement.

Charles Frohman was about to leave his
office and had relieved himself of his work-a-
day coat when there was n timid knock at his
door and q sprightly little damsel entered.
She was not particularly pretty, nor very
~strikingly clad. She advanced into the mid
die of the room and gazed earnestly at Mr..
Frohman.
Can 1 speak with you ?" she lisped cum
ningly.
Certainly, madam" replied the polite
little gentleman; though the fact that she
could do so was self-evident. She drew a
chair to the desk, leaned impressively for
ward and looked MIR. Frohman straight in
the eyes.
Now, 1 don't want you to say a word about
my visit here" she said, " because none of
my folks know anything about it. I am verv,
very anxious" she continued, ito go upon
vate theatricals. Oh, Mr.. Frohman, couldn't
you place me in one of the Held by the En-
envy companies. 1 could do Susan 80 nicely.
It's just my style. oh. do not say no."
Mr., Frohman bit his lip and went on listen
stand very high in social circles" she
resumed, " and" with a little smirk, ~ am
very popular, though | say it."
TN New York ~ asked Mr.. Frohman, feel
ing he must say something.
oh, no !" scornfully. In Hoboken. Mr..
Frohman, if you engage me, you'll have the
theatre packed every time you play in Hobo
ken. l can promise you that, l have so many
friends. Please engnge me-"
Madam" said Mr.. Frohman, impressive
ly, at the present time society ladies are
rather tool
Look at Mrs. Langtry and Mrs. Potter ~
Sine interrupted eagerly.
Yes" he said meditatively. Madam ~
quickly, leave me your name' and if any
"Oh, thanksl" she exclaimed enthusiast
cally, jumping at this feeblest of all conces
sions. Dear MIR. Frohman, don't forget to
m Mfaee @ ned | ! s Ieht te dlff0e my f f1enhet engage e.
that there's a surprise in store for them.
Good-by."
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There was a sudden movement of a chair.
Ju must have got up quickly, for the bed
clothes were moved and l heard her say
You expected it, and SO did b. Pm not
sure that he's dead. Are your
"'Then he must have placed 4 hair for
her rolled up his sleeves. Well SON deter
mine that he replied.
~ felt his hand upon my heart with the
pn~mistakable and inquisitiye pressure of a
as his ear was pressed Town hard to catch the
faintest murmur. The suspense and agony
of that moment were beyond the portrayal of
language. / knew that everything depended
upon the infexibility. the courage and the
fidelity of the girl, and l knew that the doc
tor had all those virtues at the mercy Of his
decision. II intensity of emotion could add
but one throb to my heart as his HAND rested
upon 1t / was safe; My whole soul was con-
withdrawn. l thought he detected it, for
his fingers went suddenly back as If for re-
assurance. :.
His head was down upon my breast. ! could
hear him breathe. His mouth. was close to
turn notol = He said it twice. The awful
import of the four words seemed to Md
some new paralysis to my system. My
nature refused to believe in any revenge like
this. There were no faculties in o human
being to apprehend such cruelty. He asked
her to give him the little mirror from the
shaving case. felt its cold surface placed
on my lips, mt I knew this was q horrible,
hollow mockery. Then / heard him say
He's dead without any doubt, and been
dead for six hours. II was heart diseased
"In that supreme instant hope died: I
had then arrived ut the long-dreaded crisis,
and there was no longer any human help Tor
me. Not a friend TO stand by me.
"Ju got mp as the decision was announced.
I felt that she and the doctor were silently
looking each other in the eyes. -.
WAS down BY my side. Her warm fingers
were in my hair. This lock On my forehead
""".Does a man turn gray when he is dead p
she asked with ~vehemence, and l felt the
him in the face and pointing to the lock that
she held In her hand,
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had little hope that she would be able to re-
sist the mistress of the house. backed as that
mistress would be by science and law.
There were long gaps of time. l. heard
searching for something. John brought her
up a lunch. l heard him tell her the coffin
was down stairs and the men waiting to come
up. And l was %astonished to hear him refer
been with me all night. And all through the
lonely watches l had felt her warm. odorous
palm upon my forehead at intervals, like an
arm stretched out by heaven into hell.
The undertakers got into the room before
she could prevent II. She ordered them out.
"'Who are you T. one of them said grufly.
Ppm the nurse she replied promptly.
We're not ready for sections yet,
"'Well,' said the same grutf voice, we're
ordered to take the body down stairs, and
Easy said somebody in q whisper.
Tell her we only want to move him from
one room to another. Once under screws,
itll be all right. We don't want a row. 1t
with that one of them put his arm under
my head. There was a quick rustic of a
dress. The arm was pulled suddenly away.
/ heard the click of my revolver, felt JUS
long hair sweeping my face, and knew she
IF you touch him again. she said,
'there'll be blood on it.. Stand of My life
for it, he won't go out of this room till he's
dead or / am
1.-The woman's stark mad, said the mans
voice. Come away. The Board o. Health'l
have to lay 'em both OUT
"She sprang after them and bolted the
door. Once more / felt her at my bedside.
Dear, dear, / wonder if he is dead l heard
her say in her distress. %, what can lido,
what can / dop
Then there was a parley through the key
hole. 1t was my aunt's voice. 'Ju,' she said,
listen to me. In the name of decency come
down stairs and don't make me send for an
officer. You ought to know that you can't
bring the dead TO life by such conduct, and
it's disgraceful. The whole house is in arms
about IT,
~ don't care for tho house, replied Ju.
What do You mean 10 dor" asked my
aunt.
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London prize ring rules. had an interesting
conversation with The EVENING WORLD rep
rescntative in the Hoffman House bar the
other evening. Reagan is a well-ap:
pearing, neatly-dressed young man, of
the best. of habits, and with man
ners which make him many friends.
He is to go in training in two weeks and
keeps in good shape by plenty of walking.
= Now and then too" he said, " some of tie
boys down in the shops near my house, tSo
Hook" will want to get of for. an hour or
two. I'll pull off my clothes and practice
my ole. trade of boiler making, so they can
have a little fun. Did you ever hear that
Jack McAuliffe once, when / was lighter
than ! am now and challenged him, wrote
and advised me to go back to boiler-making?
| wanted to see if he could make me do it."
Reagan is very sanguine of the result of his
match with Dempsey. II weigh he said,
" 1853 pounds as I stand now, without the
overcoat, and Pm not fat. I'll get in prime
condition and down to about 1856 pounds be-
fore the 9th of December. 1t won be the
Reagan you saw fight Tom Henry. 1 was
sick that time. They (the people behind
Dempsey think l don't know much about
wrestling and that they have the best of tho
match. 1 .conldn't have the conditions of
the coming fight suit me better"
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PoLlcEMsN,S FRIENDS.

Congressman Tim Campbell is a frequent
visitor ut Police Headquarters: He gives an
exhibition of his rare linguistic powers to a
crowd Of admirers.
at Police Headquarters, and the inevitable re-
suit is the appointment or promotion of a
friend on the police force.
Senator Cullen is not slow in caring for
personal and political friends on the police
force, and he is on especially good terms
with all the Commissioners.
Supt. Murray and Inspector Byrnes are
Tammany Democrats, Inspector Conlin is a
County Democrat and Inspectors Steers and
Williams are Stalwart Republicans.
Johnny O'Brien is not as clipper as of old.
He does not relish being knocked out by the
His Strong hold now is the law and bis weapon
an INJUNCTION.
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His answer was hesitating. Could she be
detecting his duplicity in his countenance !!
And, believe me, the man capable of a mon
strous crime was not equal to this emergency.
He stumbled. He betrayed himself. He
replied, Oh, that was gray beforep
eff he had only carried his authority a
little further and told her it vas u common
occurrence!
1t was, was 1t p said the dear girl. She,
who knew every lock in my head, was not to
be deceived in that direction. She got up
and held the door open for him.
- Go and make out your certificate, DR..
Cruden. You may fool the world. But here
! stay. And If you or any of the doctors in
nounce hin dead you will have to bury me
with him. Do you understand that p
And the momen she was alone she had
my head in her arms and was sobbing as II
can hear me- she cried, with gasps and tears;
but l won't desert you. They'll have to
tear me in pieces first. Do you hear It's
me;-Jq. want you to live. There's no
that. l know better. o heavens, how cold
you are. Don't mind me; ] wouldn't do this
II you weren't in danger, IN stay, here until
you open your eyes. I'll bolt the doors. Not
was to be your wife. Why, she sent word
that she preferred not TO see youV
And 30 on, in O broken rhapsody OF grief
and e~ndearment.
But she was as good as her word. Down
stairs the solemn preparations for the funeral
were going on, II was officially given out
that I had died of heart disease. The an
nouncements were sent to the papers. The
day of the funeral was fixed. Grape was
ordered, letters of coincidence were received.
Nobody who has not been through my ex-
perience can know what a thin partition
there is between the hopefulness of high
health and the everlasting darkness of the
tomb. Grief, affection, love itself, is but q
heart ceases to beat.
II knew now that everything depended
upon the bravery with which my stanch
friend would hold out against the impeTious
conventional usages. And I confess that I
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"'I mean to keep him from being buried
alive as long as | can if ] die for it,
Didn't you hear what DIR. Cruden said /?
DIR. Cruden lied'
"'Well, open the door. I must come in.
You're delaying all the arrangements
~ know / am. That's what | mean to do.
Won't you open thed door?
NO.
"'Then / shall have TO get an officer and
break il open. If you are convinced that
Adam is alive why don't you convince me
~ don't believe you can be convinced,
into his grave. Why don't you send for
Observation-Disclosures Bir- (She was
trying to read the name or q card that she
had found in my desk it was printed in
German text
doctor Birchell p my aunt suggested.
If Doctor Birchell ~pronounces him dead
will you promise TO give up the roomP
No said Ju; IN never give him up till
/ can see that he's dead with my own eyes.
But DIR. Birchell won't say So
well, at all events if DR.. Birchell comes
You'll open the door?'
Yes. Have you got Miss Featherston-
augh's letter.
"'Of course / have.'
won't you poke it through the door, /
want TO read 1t. I'll give it back to you as
soon rs the doctor comes
" There was some further parley of a purely
feminine character, which ended in my aunts
poking the letter through.
When she was gone Ju exclaimed, I've
got another hour, thank God She came
and knelt down close beside me and read the
letter audibly in her own stumbling way:
my DEAR MRS. Blossom; | hasten TO tell
you how inexpressibly shocked we all are
at the news, and TO add my sympathies with
those of ma for you. You are the real suf-
ferer. 1t is too dreadful 70 think about. So
awfully sudden. l suppose the funeral will
take place on Friday, IN the morning, and l
less creatures, we never make any provision
for misfortune. If this had only happened
the day before it did | could have got
Martha's crepe bonnet. It's brand new; but
your note, says your girl q forget her name)
Is taking on awful. But that sounds like
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THE EVENING WORLD: FRIDAY, OCTOBER Ia, 1887.
smallest end of the longest prong and was

smallest end Of the longest prong ana was
Burr, burr. burr p sang the wire, and
bore, bore, bore !" was the work OF Ihe
ed it swayed it from side TO side Of the open
ing he had made, which was surely ,plY
enough for the insertion of the butt end OF
an elephants tusk, while the victim couid
only he forcing himself on the instrument.
But Just rs the maj ON the rack had taken, a
vow that he would slaughter his %torturer by
some slow process, he drew out the drill and
said: Most done now, boy. You are stand
ing il nobly."
Then he tried another and even more ex-
cruciating form of torture. Having laid bare
the tenderest, most susceptible Of nerves., he
now blew upon il 0 section of the chilling
blast of the North Pole from a pair Of minute
bellows. Each Whit cut the quick and in
ficted the most poignant suffering.
The desire to Kill him was thick upon the
victim again, but his power to do, it, no felt,
was fast passing away. surfeited with TINS
something new. II was like the first, per
sistent in it's work like tho last, terrific in
its power for pain, and it had the last and
eliminating merits Of slowness. II was q
the golden filling. into the cavity he had
made. II worked with q spring., had
q striking force Of fifteen tons and drove
sheet after sheet Of the foil into that hole,
until the scribe became convinced of the
truth of a suspicion accumulated during the
boring operation that the dentist was making
a hole big enough TO take in the gold for
which he was charging SO a cavity. Each
blow struck q vital spark out of the patient,
and when, after an hour of this fun, O small
file was rasped oil around the tooth. he had
passed beyond the possibility Of further tor
ture and the villain finally gave II up and tore
away the rubber dam with the expression
"Therei I'm about used up, put you look
enough better to pay for oil my trouble"
The reporter paid him again for his trouble,
resolved TO go ON ;, live on ,pugilists' diet
then come back once o week and thrash the
dentist within an inch of his life. But on
sober consideration, instead he smiles broadly
and shows his emblem of suffering and
courage.
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me, and she gave q cry of joy. It was such q
cry as a mother might give who pulls heAoftJ
spring out of the flames. | felt the cool air
on my face, and caught the scent OF the busy
street as it came in my window. Intolerabla
pangs wese darting through my body. Ny
s Sssrs gH to be q i po@arine into ntp'I my Veins. Z
opened my eyes. My head was on her breast.
Her arms held me lovingly. Her dark dis
hevelled hair was sweeping round me like 81
protecting drapery, Hooked out Of DEATH
into the life and victory of her tender face.
THAT woman had saved me.
About ten minutes later Dr., Birche4
not Doth RSye i Happened saS # he had been called. |
will not weary you with h occurred after.
except to say this: / put myself in his hands,
for he promised to cure me If l would follow
his directions explicitly. And that you may
then, that you must do said he, is to get
married. I don't care who you marry, but
you must marry somebody, and somebody
who is your opposite in every. respect.
But, my dear doctor demonstrated,
: is il not the sublimity of meanness to fasten
myself and my infirmity to a womanI
"'No sentimental nonsense. III get rid
of the infirmity if you will do as ! tell you
Hang it our life's worth something TO the
community, if it isn't worth anything to
yourself
So / did as he told me.
'" NV dear friend" l cried, as soon as Adam
Melton reached this point in his story, you
sued by All invisible iend you have ended
by convincing. NE that you were accompaa-
led by a guardian angel"
You are right" he replied; ~ ought TO
tell you that long after that occurrences Ju
told me that this lock of gray hair on my
forehead turned its color while DR.. Cruden
was examining me on the bed. Now Let mo
present you to my wife,"
With that he called Ju, and the buxom
and spent the rest of the evening with rs,
while Adam told me about his curious court
ship and marriage and 10Y he fell out with
his aunt, and-but, no matter, 1 did NOD
promise to inform You how he utarried hta
housekeeper, only why.
IConoustonl
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A Charmed Life.
From Harper's Bdsdr.l

From Harpsr's Bdsdr.l
Across the drugget the baby creeps-
The baby that knows no cares
And the awful direction that he keeps
Leads right TO the hard steep stairs.
Sometimes he climbs on the window-sill,
Where a fall his neck would break;
From any bottle he drinks his I'LL
Not the same from q spoon he'd take.
He sticks his hands in the bulldogs eyes
And into the horses nose;
The tabieeknife on his hand he tries,
And kicks his face with his toes.
on, thu does the baby run his race,
And I'm sure his soul would chafe
II he ever happened to get In q place
Where his life would be really safe.
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HE walters of French's
Hotel, after minister
ing to the hungry de-
mands of voracious
guests, turn to diver
sion. The vesper hour
finds them in the cell
lar-at least, the sport
ing element among
them. They go there
In HINT the cat IL ia
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She Didn,r Care for Cold Weather.

Iron Tspas Svrings.l
Old Lady ITO dealer, Is them thermometer re-
liable7
Dealer-Yes, Madam, they are manufactured
expressly for our own trade.
Old LADY, guess yer kin gimme one Of lem.
Dealer-Yes,' Madam, which will you have ?
They are. all the same price.
Old Lady, see some Of 'em are 20 degrees an
some so degrees. Gimme an 81 degree one. /
don't care much fer weather when it's too cold.
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N the march of inn
provements c h
land the nineteenth
century in greater lux
ury and comfort and
help Ia economic
tirde the more sIIna..t
and laborious fashions
of past dast days are
forgotten. Functions
AlnN ur.ro Ala .
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OUR STREET LAMP-LIGHTERS.
THEIR WORK DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF
THEIR PREDECESSORS.

The Electric Lights mud Modern Improve
neuts Have Robbed the Of
His Picturesque Fcaturcs-He Ia Now no
LONGER n Pablo Character, but Merely
the Employee Of n Company.
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4 HAS been frequent
ly limited by thought
less and too sportive
friends that a certain
EVENING WORLD re-
porter's winning smile
is not real, but that it
is worn for its advan-
tages in displaying an
a%ristocratic front tooth
built of equal parts of
ivory and dross. The
aforesaid reporter
don't mind confessing
right here that it may
be so, for he is proud
of the tooth.
His friend, the den-
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The Differences.

tParis Sofr.1
The question, " What is the difference between
the arst love and the last ~ has elected the follow
ing reply: Zone always believes that the first love
IL the last, and that the last Is the first.
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+ the queer names re-
porters of athletic
meetings have to wres-
tie with are those of
runner Eschwege,
Pop" Schoeneck, Of
the Nassaus, Gianinni,
of the Dauntless Row.
ing Club, Demonet,
the Hjertsberg Broth
ers, one o runner the
other a walker, of the
Olympics, and chronic
kicker Freeth, the Mas
sau Athletic Clubs
three and five mile
runner. Queer nick
names are common
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SPORTS INDOORS AND OUT.
THE QUEER NAMES THAT SOME OF THE
ATHLETES HAVE.

johnny Reagan Talks of His Fight with
Dempsey-Thc Osborne $500 Gold Chat.
icnse Medni-A Gigantic Meeting to be
Held st Madison Square Garden-Ham.
mer-Throwing Records Mny be Broken.
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The Poets Wealth.

The POETS Wealth.
tFrom the oil City Bii=sdrd.l
Though the poet has much botheration,
Though his loves make aim sorrow and moan,
He has always one sweet consolation
He can metre in moonlight alone.
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moment John was
out of the o Ju
and dropped
her knees at the
of the bed and
her arms about
me, and laying her face
upon mine, I could
feel the wet lashes and
warm, wholesome
az she tried to
coax me with embraces
back to life. But in
vain. No fibre Of my
could answer
an assuring
to her fidelity.
John came up again
a few moments with
an imperative message
from his mistress. The
girl was to close the
up and come
down. Her conduct
was d~isgraceful.
ISIS it said Ju,
lat Pm going to stay
says he's dead, and
A.
ind Of an ejaculation
not be found till after
} look at the body as q
out q certificate.
make no mistake He
} door by John, who left
again.
mt in he went over TO
.wn by Ju.
poor fellows gone
no timei'
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Why Adam Melton Married His
Housek eeper.

IA STORY BY NYM CRINKLE.1
Continued from Thursdays EVENING WORLD.
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A Poser.

tFrom Harper's Basnr.l
Enfant 'Terrible-And did they go into the ark
two by two?
M~amma-Yes, dearest.
Enfant Terrible-Well, who went with aunties ?
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West 10th At, New York. All druggists.
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CAT-STALRING IN PARK ROW.

An Evening Sport Iuduised In by the Watt
ers In Erench's Hotel.